lobby /'lɒbi/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
• (n.) a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
• (v.) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

Chinese translation

• n. 大厅, 休息室, 游说议员者
• vi. 游说议员, 游说
• vt. 游说

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'lɒbi/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.03 · Super Rare

Word forms

lobbying, lobbied, lobbies

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